HOW FAQs "Waters of the United States" rule - The Waters of the United States rule is being issued by the Obama Administration to clarify which waters are protected by the Clean Water Act. Once released, the public will have a period of up to 120 days to comment on the proposed rule.

<> IPCC starts meeting to finalize Working Group II report - Japan, 25 March  Government representatives and scientists on Tuesday opened a five-day meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to finalize a report assessing the impacts of climate change on human and natural systems, options for adaptation, and the interactions among climate changes, other stresses on societies, and opportunities for the future.

<> Coast Guard Update 5: Texas City "Y" incident response - TEXAS CITY, Texas  As of this evening, the Port of Houston remains closed. The Unified Command continues to assess the situation with oil in the channel to determine when vessel traffic can resume. There are 46 outbound. . .

<> EPA Office of Inspector General Report - "EPA Needs to Improve Management of the Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Regulation Program in Order to Strengthen Protection of Human Health and the Environment," March 21, 2014.

<> EPA Office of Inspector General Report - "EPA's Information Systems and Data Are at Risk Due to Insufficient Training of Personnel With Significant Information Security Responsibilities," March 21, 2014.